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Job 3:11–12

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11Why was I not stillborn;

why didn’t I die as I came from the womb? a

12Why did the knees receive me,

and why were there breasts for me to nurse? b

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Cross references

  1. a3:10–11 Jb 1:21; 10:17–18; Jr 20:17–18
  2. b3:12 Sg 8:1; Is 66:12; Jl 2:16

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Why did I not die at birth,

come out from the womb and expire?

Why did the knees receive me?

Or why the breasts, that I should nurse?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Why did I not perish at birth,

and die as I came from the womb?

Why were there knees to receive me

and breasts that I might be nursed?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Why was I not stillborn;

why didn’t I die as I came from the womb?

Why did the knees receive me,

and why were there breasts for me to nurse?

NLTNew Living Translation

“Why wasn’t I born dead?

Why didn’t I die as I came from the womb?

Why was I laid on my mother’s lap?

Why did she nurse me at her breasts?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Why did I not die at birth?

Why did I not come forth from the womb and expire?

Why did the knees receive me

and the breasts, that I could suck?

KJV 1900King James Version

Why died I not from the womb?

Why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?

Why did the knees prevent me?

Or why the breasts that I should suck?